Mountain Views News          Saturday, October 1, 2016

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2016

SECTION B

AROUND SAN GABRIEL VALLEY

ABMDR WALKATHON TO TAKE PLACE THIS SATURDAY IN GLENDALE

Participants will include elected officials, various community and school teams, and cancer survivors

Walk of Life, the 11th annual walkathon of 
the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry 
(ABMDR), will take place on Saturday, 
October 1, in Glendale. 

 Registration for the event will begin at 9 am, 
in the plaza of the City of Glendale building, 
at 633 East Broadway Avenue. Following the 
opening ceremony at 9:30 am, the walkathon 
will start at 10 am. The 5K walk/run will 
conclude with participants returning to the 
plaza of the City of Glendale building, where 
a celebration will take place, featuring food 
and music.

 Several elected officials and community 
leaders, among them Glendale Mayor 
Paula Devine, members of the Glendale 
City Council, and California State Senator 
Anthony Portantino, will participate in the 
walkathon, which seeks to raise support 
for the life-saving mission of ABMDR. 
Also participating in the event will be 
“Good Day L.A.” (KTTV) anchorwoman 
Araksya Karapetyan; the “Walk Angels,” a 
team of patients who have survived cancer; 
various teams that will walk in honor or in 
memory of loved ones; and teams from area 
schools, universities, youth associations, and 
organizations.

 Walkathon participants can sign up online 
(at abmdr.am/walk/), as either individuals 
or teams. The advance registration fee is $25 
($30 at the event). The fee for students and 
children is $10. Students receive eight hours 
of community-service credit for participating 
in the walkathon. Parking is free.

 About the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor 
Registry: Established in 1999, ABMDR, 
a nonprofit organization, helps patients 
worldwide survive life-threatening blood-
related illnesses by recruiting and matching 
donors to those requiring bone marrow stem 
cell transplants. To date, the registry has 
recruited over 28,000 donors in 42 countries 
across four continents, identified over 4,200 
patients, and facilitated 27 bone marrow 
transplants. For more information, call (323) 
663-3609 or visit abmdr.am.


A scene from the 2015 walkathon. Courtesy of the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry.


LAST CALL FOR RAIN BARRELS


Rain Barrel orders are still available for purchase at 
www.RainBarrelsIntl.com under the EVENTS tab 
for this Sunday, October 2nd pick up!

 The discounted cost of the rain barrels is 
$85.00 each with a rebate being offered through 
Metropolitan Water District for $75.00 each. The 
limit is 2 rain barrels per household.

 THIS IS THE LAST RAIN BARREL 
DISTRIBUTION CO-SPONSORED BY 
FOOTHILL MWD FOR THE YEAR. REBATE 
AMOUNTS FOR RAIN BARRELS WILL BE 
REVISED LOWER EFFECTIVE JANUARY 
1, 2017. WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE 
RESIDENTS INTERESTED IN RAIN 
BARRELS TO ACT NOW AND APPLY FOR 
THE REBATE.

 The event will be from 9-11 a.m. at Foothill 
Municipal Water District, 4536 Hampton Road, 
La Canada Flintridge 91011. For additional 
information, please call 919 602-6316.

ELECTION FORUMS

ALL ARE WELCOME to a forum on the California 
ballot propositions for the November elections. This 
is a FREE service to the community in order to help us 
become informed voters. Former Mayer of Arcadia, 
Gary Kovacic, Esq. will moderate a forum of seven 
Church Barristers and friends to discuss and explain 
all 18 State and County measures. These barristers 
will provide their unbiased and comprehensive 
explanations of the pros and cons of each proposed 
measure. If you are confused by the sheer scope of 
this year’s ballot, with measures on issues ranging 
from bilingual education, public transportation, and 
the death penalty to legalized marijuana, purchase 
of ammunition, and banning plastic bags, you will 
want to attend these presentations and will be able 
to walk away feeling more confident that you will be 
voting your intended choices.

 Because of the number of ballot measures, this 
year there will be two Forums. The first, on October 
9, will cover Measures 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 60, 63, 
and County M. The second, on October 16, will cover 
Measures 51, 58, 59, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, and 67.

 

 Both Forums will be held at Church of the Good 
Shepherd (400 W. Duarte Rd. Arcadia, CA 91007) in 
Jordan Hall, starting at 10:45 a.m.


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